Our work
Looking after the sites in our care
Find out how we look after over 300 of Scotland's most important historic places, from day-to-day maintenance to groundbreaking conservation projects.
Climate change
Learn about how climate change affects the historic environment and the work we’re doing to help limit the impact.
Projects and research
Discover some of our projects and research, from conservation of objects in our care to detailed digital surveys.
Gaelic
The Gaelic team’s remit includes working with different communities, organisations, groups, schools and universities to support Gaelic.
Commemorative plaques
Celebrating people from all walks of life through their connection to place and their contributions to Scotland’s history.
Filming and photography
How we manage filming and photography at Historic Scotland sites, including information about commercial filming and requests to fly drones.
Equalities
Find out more about our work to make Scotland's heritage available to everyone.
Research at HES
Find out about our research priorities and aims, plus how you can partner with us to carry out research.
Our books
The books we publish offer something for everyone. See some of our recent titles and find out how you can buy our books.
Explore our work further
Looking after our heritage
Learning and skills
Visiting historic places
Archives, collections and libraries
Want to find out about our services like trove.scot or NCAP, explore our incredible archives or visit our collections? Head to our Learn section now.